I caught a train, I met a dame
She was a hepster, and a real gone dame
She was pretty, from New York City
And we trucked on down that ol' fair lane
With a "heave!" and a "ho!"
Well, I just couldn't let her go
Get along, sweet little woman
Get along, better be on your way
Get along, sweet little woman
Get along, better be on your way
With a "heave!" and a "ho!"
Well, I just couldn't let her go
Well, the train kept a-rollin' all night long
The train kept a-rollin' all night long
The train kept a-movin' all night long
The train kept a-rollin' all night long
With a "heave!" and a "ho!"
Well, I just couldn't let her go
[Instrumental break with vocalizations.]
Giddy-yup
Oowwh
We made a stop in Albuquerque
She must have thought that I's a real gone jerk
We got off the train at El Paso
Our lovin' was so good, Jack, I couldn't let her go
Get along, well, I just couldn't let her go
Get along, sweet-e little woman
Get along, better be on your way
Get along, sweet little woman
Get along, better be on your way
With a "heave!" and a "ho!"
Well, I just couldn't let her go
Well, that train kept a rollin' all night long
The train kept a rollin' all night long
The train kept a rollin' all night long
The train kept a rollin' all night long
With a "heave!" and a "ho!"
Well, I just couldn't let her go-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ohhh
[Fort Knox Music Inc./Trio Music Co. Inc. BMI]
THE TRAIN KEPT A-ROLLIN'
Performed by: Johnny Burnette & the Coral Rock'N'Roll Trio [1] -1957
Appears on: The Complete Coral Rock'N'Roll Trio Recordings-1978
Johnny Burnette & the Rock'N'Roll Trio-1993, Rock'N'Roll Trio/Tear
It Up (Double Album)-1996, Rockabilly (Various Artists)-1996 [2]
The Train Kept A-Rollin-Memphis to Hollywood: The Complete
Recordings (1955-1964)-2003, Shattered Dreams-2007, et al
[1] Originally recorded by Tiny Bradshaw-1950. Also covered by: The
Yardbirds-1965, Haymarket Square-1968, Aerosmith-1974, Motörhead-1977
Hanoi Rocks-1985, Fats Domino-1986, Jeff Beck-1989, Shockabilly-1990
Colin James & the Little Big Band-1993, The Count Five-1993, Riot-1993
Stray Cats-1993, Twisted Sister-1994, Paul Burlison-1997, Led
Zeppelin-1998, Eric Clapton-1998, Alex Chilton-1998, Nine Pound
Hammer-1998, Iron Boss-2000, Nazz-2002, Jimmy Page-2003, Chrome
Daddies-2004, Gashouse Dave-2004, John Cipolina-2007, et al.]